Sand Rock, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gadsden. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the southwest of Sand Rock and has a population of 38,978 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rome (GA). It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the east of Sand Rock and has a population of 34,980 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albertville	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	19,794	14.77% increase
	Anniston	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Arab	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,924	10.45% increase
	Attalla	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,540	0.79% decrease
	Boaz	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	8,349	12.66% increase
	Fort Payne	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	14,061	8.68% increase
	Guntersville	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	8,422	13.89% increase
	Jacksonville	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	10,077	19.91% increase
	Oneonta	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,040	26.26% increase
	Oxford	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Rainbow City	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	9,324	10.63% increase
	Scottsboro	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	14,994	1.57% increase
	Southside	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	8,407	19.49% increase
	Cedartown (GA)	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	10,123	6.9% increase
	La Fayette (GA)	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	7,536	12.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cedar Bluff	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,652	12.61% increase
	Centre	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,493	8.61% increase
	Collinsville	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,693	2.98% increase
	Crossville	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,506	5.24% increase
	Dawson	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Dog Town	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Fyffe	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,056	8.75% increase
	Gaylesville	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	142	1.43% increase
	Geraldine	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	839	6.74% increase
	Hokes Bluff	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	4,450	7.25% increase
	Lakeview	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	174	6.75% increase
	Leesburg	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	821	2.75% increase
	Mount Vernon	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Pine Ridge	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	260	7% increase
	Rainsville	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,990	10.91% increase

Cherokee County

Sand Rock is primarily located in Cherokee County. A portion of Sand Rock extends into DeKalb County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee: DeKalb, Cleburne, Calhoun, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) and Polk (GA).

While not sharing a border with Cherokee, the counties of Marshall and Jackson are close to Sand Rock.

Below are counties that are near Sand Rock (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Sand Rock:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sand Rock
	Blount County	SW	Altoona	33 miles [53 km]
	Calhoun County	S	Knightens Crossroads	19 miles [30 km]
	Cleburne County	SE	Borden Springs	26 miles [41 km]
	DeKalb County	N	Mount Vernon	4 miles [6 km]
	Etowah County	SW	Lay Springs	6 miles [9 km]
	Jackson County	NW	Bellview	23 miles [37 km]
	Madison County	NW	Fishtrap Ford	37 miles [59 km]
	Marshall County	W	McVille	20 miles [32 km]
	Saint Clair County	SW	Greensport Ferry	31 miles [49 km]
	Tallapoosa County	S	Obed	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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